Anybody know of a Linux compatible PCI wireless card?

emltwnty2 · 01-17-2006, 12:04 AM

I jus installed linux in my computer and found out that my current airlink wireless G adapter does not support Linux.. I looked around fry's for a linux compatible wireless card with no luck. Jus wondering if anybody can give me a link to a place that sells a wireless pci card that supports linux feddorra.. thnk

Eps · 01-17-2006, 12:28 AM

There are suprisingly few. I believe if you get an Intel based card you have a higher chance of it being *nix compatable since Intel will release the source for the drivers. Most centrino based laptops will work since it is Intel based.

Wedge_ · 01-17-2006, 02:33 AM

The ndiswrapper package lets you load Windows network drivers under Linux. It usually works really well - I have a couple of Belkin PCI wireless cards that I've been using with it for about a year now. The website has a big list of cards that have been reported to work with it.

ivanolo · 01-17-2006, 11:42 AM

http://madwifi.org/wiki/Compatibility
http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/wiki/index.php/Hardware

You should find wireless hardware supported under linux there.

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emltwnty2 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6 (# ) My photos: 0	I jus installed linux in my computer and found out that my current airlink wireless G adapter does not support Linux.. I looked around fry's for a linux compatible wireless card with no luck. Jus wondering if anybody can give me a link to a place that sells a wireless pci card that supports linux feddorra.. thnk

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Eps Tweak Minion Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,125 (# ) My photos: 0	There are suprisingly few. I believe if you get an Intel based card you have a higher chance of it being *nix compatable since Intel will release the source for the drivers. Most centrino based laptops will work since it is Intel based.

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